SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Three questions for Rashi Gupta, Founder and Managing Director of Vision Mechatronics, a leading company in the fields of robotics, renewable energy and energy storage in India

An interview with the Chair of the GIZ Management Board on the mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda. Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel speaks about the responsibility of the Global North, the interlinkages between environmental, economic and social factors, and points out that solidarity is an intrinsic part of GIZ staff’s make-up.

Three questions for Costa Rican Guillermo Pereira, founder and managing director of Fortech

Growing emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are harming the climate and wreaking havoc on our planet. But where exactly do we stand in terms of CO2 emissions?

A skilled workforce is needed for the transition to a low-carbon economy and successful introduction of new technologies. The Egyptian German Technical Academy shows how good training and quality education go hand in hand with responsibility for our planet.

In this interview with akzente, Antonio Almonte, Minister of Energy and Mines in the Dominican Republic, talks about the obstacles his country faces as it moves to put its energy mix on a more sustainable footing and about cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.